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Title: identifying old bow with aluminum lamination
Post by: kbertsch on May 04, 2011, 12:04:00 AM

A friend of mine picked up a old bow at a pawn shop, it is 66" static recurve with a lamination of aluminum under the belly lamination. the writing on it is to faded to make out. there are no decals.  I understand Bear tried alum, and it didn't work out.. I don't know if they where static recurves or not?

Title: Re: identifying old bow with aluminum lamination
Post by: d. ward on May 04, 2011, 09:30:00 AM

pics ? bd

Title: Re: identifying old bow with aluminum lamination
Post by: wadde on May 04, 2011, 08:22:00 PM

Sounds like and aluminum lam grizzly

Title: Re: identifying old bow with aluminum lamination
Post by: Wade Phillips on May 08, 2011, 04:31:00 AM

The 1950 and 1951 Kodiak K-6 were the only 66" static bows that Bear made that had an aluminum lamination.

Those years the Kodiak was also made in 62" and 64".

The Static Grizzly, made from 1949 to 1951, also had an aluminum lamination, but was only made in 62".

Title: Re: identifying old bow with aluminum lamination
Post by: Steve Z on May 13, 2011, 06:16:00 PM

Kasper send me pics to my E-Mail and I will see if I can post them or bring your laptop over to my place and we can do it here.

Steve

Title: Re: identifying old bow with aluminum lamination
Post by: wadde on May 15, 2011, 11:14:00 PM

You may have and old Polar.

Title: Re: identifying old bow with aluminum lamination
Post by: Steve Z on May 15, 2011, 11:39:00 PM

Here is a link to photos of this bow.
 http://www.myphotos.yahoo.com/s/2137lbskkwek66vny08
what do you think guys et us know

Title: Re: identifying old bow with aluminum lamination
Post by: Steve Z on May 15, 2011, 11:52:00 PM

sorry posted the wrong web site lets try this
 http://www.myphotos.yahoo.com/s/2137lbskkwek66zvny08
this should be better

Title: Re: identifying old bow with aluminum lamination
Post by: Jack Shanks on May 16, 2011, 06:12:00 AM

That is a Kodiak and I believe either a 50 or 51. Wade may be able to tell the exact year though. I have one just like it only left handed in my collection.